Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-19
Washington News and Gossip.

The SUPPLEMENT OF THE EVENING STAR TO-DAY
contains: Her house her castle; How Marie Blan-
chard came to her death; step near coercion;
Scenes In the House Of Commons last night, refus-
Ing to restore Mr.. Healy; Convict labor from Eu-
rope; telegraphic dispatches &c. The advertise
ments areclassfed as follows: Auction Sales, sum-
mer Resorts, Educational, Proposals Books, Family
supplies, Ladies' Goods, Housefurnishlngs Sewing
Machines, Attorneys, Professional Railroads. Poto-
mac River Boats. Ocean Steamers, Hotels. Dent
lstry, Pianos and Organs, Financial, The Trades,
"ood and Coal Specialties. Medical Undertakers'
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue, $1S353 customs, s654, ,O23
THE PRESIDENT HAS APPOINTED VIM. j. Allen to
be district Judge for the southern district of ILL.,
nois. Thirty years ago Mr. Allen and John A. Lo-
gan were law partners at Carbondale, Ill. When
the war began they became politically and So
claiiy eStranged Gen. Logan advocating the cause
OF the Union, while Mr.. Allen was peace-at-any.
price democrat. Later they became reconciled.
SPECIAL AGENr.-Co Commissioner Colman has ap-
pointed 7. T. D. Andrews, Of Texas, special
agent OF the Bureau OF Animal Industry, to look
for infectious diseases. He takes the place Of
Agent Cunningham, recently deceased.
INTERNAL REVENUE APPo1NTMENTs.-The Secre-
tary OF the Treasury has appointed the following
storekeepers and gaugers: Constantine B. Hasten,
az kernersville, N. c.; Percy c. Moss at Rockfeld,
Ky; JAS. Dore, at Augusta County, Va; VIM. T.
Best, at La Grange, N. z.
The CHANGES IN THE METHOD of purchasing sup
plies for naval vessels on foreign stations will go
into eject on the first of July. Thereafter the
paymaSterS on vessels will be required to advertise
lot proposals to furnish all supplies. The bids
VIII oe opened In the presence OF the commanding
officers OF the vessels, and the contract awarded
10 the lowest responsi BILE bidder.
CONTRACT RE-AwARDED.-Att the letting on the
4th inst for 33 skylights for the new Pension Ofce
Building, the contract was awarded to Geo. Hayes
Mr.. Hayes on April 9th declined to execute the
cOnCIacts. ana on SATURDAY contracts were exc
cuted with the next lowest bidder Morgan, Thomas
& Co., OF Washington, D. c., at 81, ,697,5O.
BADLY HuRr.-Sergeanr Weston, OF the2d United
States cavalry, was badly injured recently in a
polo game at the Preside, near San Francisco.
ne and sergeant Davis the swordsman, started
for ball. when their horses came in collision and
both horses and riders went down.
GEN. MERRITT, the recently appointed brigader-
general, has not yet been assigned a command,
and it is not known whether he will succeed Gen.
Wilcox In command OF the department of the Mis-
fransterred thene eh ndS Miles or Hen Srook VIII 0e
Gen. Terry, In command the division Of the Mis-
sour, Will command the department..
ARMY ORDERs-Capt. VIM. B. Pease, 9th
infantry, has been ordered to San Francisco. to
appear before the army retiring board, OF which
Major Gen. o. O: Howard is president, for
examination for retirement. The place Of meet
ing OF the board has been changed from the
Praesidio Of San Francisco to San Francisco. Capt
T. B. Moseby, assistant surgeon, relieved from duty
at San Francisco, and ordered to Whipple Bar
racks, Arizona. The leave OF Major Chas. c.
RaWn, Gath infantry, has been extended six
months, on account OF sickness.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Commodore VIM. P. Mccain
has been detached as president OF the advisory
board on the 26th inst. and ordered to command
the Boston navy-yard I'd May. Passed Assistant
ware Iron Works. at Chester, Pa, and ordered to
duty as assistant to the inspector of machinery Of
the new cruiser building at philadelphia. Passed
dered to duty at the naval laboratory. New york.
Maya. Assistant Engineer A. O. Young as assist-
ant to the inspector Of machinery Of the new
cruiser building at Philadelphia ~
MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA PosTM AsrERs.-The fol-
lowing fourth-class pOstmasters have been ap-
pointed: j. c. Jones, Millington, Albermarle Co ::
W. !. johnson, Prospect, Prince Edward Co, and
A. s. Bergen, SOnanO, Pittsylvania Co., Va: ThOs.
Z. Fowler. Camp Springs, Prince George Co., and
The post-Office at Knott, Baltimore Co, Nd. has
been discontinued
PATENTS IssUED.-Patents have been awarded to
citizens OF the District as follows: s. j. Benson,
pipe wrench; Will W. johnson and Paul p Rick.
enbacker, brake block; woodbury. Lowery, album
clasp.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Senator Daniel, Representatives Barbour Hall,
Page and Springer, with Mr.. Littler, OF Illinois,
commissioner OF the Pacific Railroad, and Au.
gustus Jay, secretary OF legation at Paris.
To INVESTIGATE INDIAN TRADRRs.-The subcom-
m1ttee OF the Senate special committee to tnyest1.
gate Indian traders, composed of Senators Platt
Blackburn and Cullom. will meet in st. Louis on
tne oth OF May. Assistant Commissioner Upshaw
Will accompany the committee, and will take with
him the clerk In charge OF those matters in the
Indian Omce. AS Commissioner Atkins will be in
New York experimenting the opening OF bids it is
thought that 1t will be necessary for the President
to designate some one to be in charge OF the In
dian ONCE during the absence from the city Of
both the commissioner and the Assistant Com
missioner.
CONTRACTS FOR INDIAN SUPPLIES.-At the annual
letting OF contracts for Indian supplies now going
On In st. Louis, under the direction OF Indian Com
missioner Atkins, 1874 bids were received-9l for
Deef and 80 for hOur-the remainder for trafspor-
tation and other supplies. The prices for beet and
Hour were generally lower than last year. f3ttts
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